By Elisinio Castillo

WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Ridgondeaux (15-0, 10KOs).

The two-time Olympic gold medal winner is looking to return to action on an undisclosed date in November. The Cuban boxer has been inactive since December 31, when he scored a knockout victory in Japan. He attributes his inactivity to a strained relationship between his manager, Gary Hyde, and his promoter, Caribe Promotions.

Hyde claims his managerial contract with Rigondeaux expires in January. The Cuban boxer denies this and says his lawyers have confirmed to him that the agreement will expire in September.

"That's a lie. He hasn't gotten me a fight and I doubt that in these weeks remaining in the contract that he will look for something,'' Rigondeaux said to George Ebro. "This has been a really difficult time for me, where I learned the true meaning of the word patience."

"I guarantee that everything will change after September 15, because then my team will have a free hand to negotiate better things. I'm going to Cayo Largo [to train] with a clean mind and my body is ready."

"Basically no one wants to fight me. Everything is hearsay to look good with the fans, but nobody has actually come to discuss [a fight] with us, to put a real plan together. It is very easy to be a champion who looks good and talks.''